Vegetative growth of sorghum and Striga hermonthica in response to nitrogen and the degree of host root infection

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 849-860

  Sinebo, Woldeyesus ^a   Drennan, D S H ^b  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^b School of Plant Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complete infection; Nitrogen; Partial infection; Sorghum bicolor

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RESPONSE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NITROGEN; PARASITIC PLANT; SORGHUM; WEED;

POACEAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; STRIGA; STRIGA ASIATICA; STRIGA HERMONTHICA;

EID: 0035698984     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013150108056     Document Type: Article

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